Crown of Ash and Ember
An original song accompanying the books.
Written by Philip Hughes · Music generated with Suno AI
Verse 1
Ash on the banners, blood in the snow
Whispers of thunder in ruins below
Ghosts in the hallways remember my name
Broken stone altars still burning with flame
Pre-Chorus
Every step echoes the fall that we knew
Every cold shadow is reaching for you
Heart like an oath that I buried in stone
Calling me back to the throne
Chorus
I walk through the fire of the kingdom undone
With the names of the fallen carved into my lungs
All that was stolen I swear I will find
Raise up the crown from the embers of time
Grief is the spell that is binding my hand
Magic and memory taking their stand
I will return through the sorrow and storm
Till my kingdom is reborn
Verse 2
Walls that were silver lie shattered and charred
Stars over ramparts burn distant and scarred
Lost in the chambers where echoes still sing
I hear the heartbeat of slumbering kings
Pre-Chorus
Every old portrait with eyes turned away
Every dim lantern that flickers in gray
Hides a soft promise in dust and in bone
Calling me back to the throne
Chorus
I walk through the fire of the kingdom undone
With the names of the fallen carved into my lungs
All that was stolen I swear I will find
Raise up the crown from the embers of time
Grief is the spell that is binding my hand
Magic and memory taking their stand
I will return through the sorrow and storm
Till my kingdom is reborn
Bridge
In the black river I cast all my fear
Silver incantations draw spirits near
Ancient awakenings rise from the deep
Armor of starlight from dreams that we keep
Breakdown
Low in the silence the power awakes
Circles of runes in the stone start to blaze
Blood of my blood is the key and the cost
Guide every step through the ruins we lost
Chorus
I walk through the fire of the kingdom undone
With the names of the fallen carved into my lungs
All that was stolen I swear I will find
Raise up the crown from the embers of time
Grief is the spell that is binding my hand
Magic and memory taking their stand
I will return through the sorrow and storm
Till my kingdom is reborn
Outro
When dawn finds the towers in shimmering gold
Stories of sorrow and courage are told
Under the banner that once lay in flame
I take my place in our name
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